L’Atlas linguistique sonore des langues indigènes du Brésil : un projet en cours
Géolinguistique, 2015 This article provides an overview of indigenous languages of Brazil classified according to genetic criteria into linguistic families distributed on a geographical basis. The paper provides an idea of the state of vitality of languages, while emphasizing
Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral +4 more
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Indigenous languages and the media in South Africa
Acta Academica, 2006 This article explores the status of South Africa’s indigenous languages and how they are being used in the media. More specifically, the performance of these languages in the print media, the broadcasting media and the Internet, is outlined.
Russell Kaschula
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Consequences and Remedies of Indigenous Language Loss in Canada
Societies, 2021 Many Indigenous languages in Canada are facing the threat of extinction. While some languages remain in good health, others have already been lost completely. Immediate action must be taken to prevent further language loss.
Masud Khawaja
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Current Status of the Indigenous Languages Education Program from the Ministry of Public Education
Revista Electrónica Educare, 2014 All of the Costa Rican indigenous languages are in danger of being lost because their spheres of use continue to shrink over time and the intergenerational transmission is diminishing.
Karla Ramos Rivas
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Special opportunities for conserving cultural and biological diversity: The co-occurrence of Indigenous languages and UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites [PDF]
, 2020 Recent research indicates that speakers of Indigenous languages often live in or near United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Natural World Heritage Sites (WHSs).
Gorenflo, L. J., Romaine, Suzanne
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Matching Linguistic Training with Individual Indigenous Community's Needs
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2016 Australia is rapidly losing its Indigenous multicultural and multilingual identity. This vast continent has lost 90 per cent of its Indigenous languages and cultures, without adequate documentation, and risks losing the rest by 2050 if action is not ...
Jo Caffery
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Linguistic security as a factor of sustainable development of a region (on the example of Scandinavian Peninsula) [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2021 The article is devoted to the study of problems of linguistic security as a factor of sustainable development of a region; special attention is paid to the preservation of languages of indigenous peoples and national minorities. The article describes the
Budykina Vera
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Translators’ Perspectives: The Construction of the Peruvian Indigenous Languages Act in Indigenous Languages [PDF]
Meta, 2018 An urgent need is emerging in contemporary Latin America for the translation of legal texts from the languages of former European colonial powers into the many indigenous languages spoken across the region. This article addresses the issue in relation to the rise of legislation that requires States to uphold the principle of linguistic human rights. It
de Pedro Ricoy, Raquel +2 more
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The stuttering implementation of language policies in the South African education system
Inkanyiso, 2012 The current status of indigenous African languages in South Africa has caught the attention of language experts, academics and the general public. The main focus of this article is on the role which schools can play to promote and develop indigenous ...
Elliot M. Mncwango
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Exploring Phonological Aspects of Australian Indigenous Sign Languages
Languages, 2021 Spoken languages make up only one aspect of the communicative landscape of Indigenous Australia—sign languages are also an important part of their rich and diverse language ecologies. Australian Indigenous sign languages are predominantly used by hearing
Eleanor Jorgensen +2 more
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